Some issues raised by the Naugatuck Valley Health District -- including one involving the sink in the converted camper that houses her business -- have caused Schumacher to consider throwing in the towel.

But even as she grilled up hot dogs Tuesday for customers, Schumacher was considering some alternatives.

"Maybe if someone has a storefront where I can relocate," she said. Or, she added, she might just up and leave the town and start her business someplace else. "Have Weenie Wagon, will travel," she said. Schumacher said she got a certified letter from the health district last Friday, but wouldn't go into details about its contents.

She hinted that it involved a number of changes that needed to be made to the Weenie Wagon, or her business would be shut down by the Health Department before November.

David Rogers, the health district's assistant director of environmental health, said the primary problem uncovered during a recent inspection was the sink.

"Normally, a three-bay sink is the standard requirement," he said. But sometimes, a two-bay sink will do, if only a few articles need to be washed. The Weenie Wagon only has a one-bay sink and that's an issue -- a sanitary one, he said.

Another concern: relish, chopped onions and tomatoes were being kept on ice, not in a refrigerator.

Rogers said the Health Department is trying to work with Schumacher to resolve the problems.

But Schumacher said she's already spent a good deal of money relocating to the parking lot of Whittemore Ice Cream at 114 South Main St. The camper needed to be power-washed and painted.

"It also cost me $2,000 just to hook up the electric," she said Tuesday.

The Weenie Wagon had been located at the former Seymour Lumber Co. site, at River and Bank streets, for nearly two years. But in January, the lumber company president said he was considering selling the property and gave Schumacher two months to find another location.

"It was stressful then, and even more stressful now," she said. "We were just getting settled in here, and now this."

For many years, Schumacher ran her business from the former Housatonic Wire site, next to the lumber company, until a massive fire at the wire plant in September 2010 forced her to move. She began looking for a spot, but wasn't getting any offers. She said she was getting anxious and was ready to quit when the Whittemore owners made her an offer.

"We think it's very sad that this is happening," said Nancy Martin, of Seymour, a self-described loyal customer for the past 10 years. "We think someone made a complaint, and now she's got this problem." But Rogers said the health district hasn't received complaints about Schumacher's business, and they have no intention of shutting her down.